From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Despatch of alloy cast iron cylinder blocks and heads from the iron foundry.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\3\ img163 | |
| Date | 21th April 1939 | |
| To HFS. C.Re/CWG1. C.Pm/DSS. C.Pm/RC.{R. Childs} C.Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AG. C.FG. AH. 6119 Distributors HHC/Vs.{J. Vickers}1/SP.{Mr Spinney}21.4.39. Iron Foundry. As promised, the following Alloy Cast Iron Cylinder Blocks and Heads have been despatched to the works today. 3 Cylinder Blocks Ex.34206. Nickel Chrome Molybdenum. 3 Cylinder Heads Ex.34205. Nickel Molybdenum. The Ex numbers have been clearly stamped on each casting, for identification purposes, the Cylinder Blocks on No.2 Cylinder Bore in the water jacket, and adjacent on the side of the Block, and the Cylinder Heads on the end boss in the water jacket and also on the top face of the casting. HHC/Vs.{J. Vickers} | ||